Climate Change
What is it?
- Weather is what is happening outside your window
- Climate is the average weather experienced over a long period
of time
The climate is not static; over the millions of years of earth’s
existence, it has changed many times in response to natural
causes.
Nowadays, however, the term climate change is generally used
when referring to changes in our climate which have been identified
since the early part of the twentieth century. During this time,
the average temperature of the atmosphere near the earth’s surface
has risen by 0.74oC and the UK’s
sea level has risen by about 10 centimetres.
Most scientists agree that global temperatures will rise
further. If the temperatures continue to rise, changes are likely
to be so extreme that it will be difficult to cope with them.
Scientists are in no doubt that human activity is the main cause
of the changes observed in the last 100 years, rather than due to
natural changes in the atmosphere.
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Contact Us
Climate Change Officer
Property, Leisure and Waste Management
White Cliffs Business Park
Dover
Kent CT16 3PJ
Tel: 01304 872218
E-mail: energy@dover.gov.uk
